2009 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF ALONG WITH THE SECURITY LOCK/CAR LIGHT. I LOSE ALL POWER TO THE CAR THEN ALL OF THE PANEL GOES HAYWIRE...FLASHING NO FUEL NO POWER STEERING...ALL THE WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SENSORS FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AUTOMATIC LOCKING DOORS STARTED UNLOCKING AND LOCKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE(VERY SCARY). W/65,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVING TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL REPAIR PLACES(ONE OF WHICH DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO MAKE THE CHANGE OIL SOON LIGHT GO AWAY AFTER AN OIL CHANGE), I AM NOW QUESTIONNING THE INTEGRITY OF THE REPAIR GUYS. THIS WILL NOT MAKE ME A POPULAR CUSTOMER. SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE????

PLEASE NOTE THAT HYNDAI AUTP HAVE RECALLS ON THEIR CHROME DOOR HANDLES, BUT GM IS IGNORNING THE FACT THAT THEIRS CAN PEEL WITH SHARP EDGES.

FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK OF A PLASTIC PART ON THE PUMP , WHEN I CONTACTED G.M. THE RECALL WAS ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. WITH THIS BEING A FIRE HAZARD WHY WAS OHIO NOT PART OF RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ A LIGHT NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE REPAIR SHOP RECOMMENDED HAVING THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. UPDATED 03/01/16.*JB

EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE GAS ODOR COMING FROM CAR WHEN ENGINE RUNNING, EVEN AT IDLE. PREVIOUS RECALLS DO NOT LIST GEORGIA AS STATE FOR REGISTERED/PURCHASED VEHICLES COVERED BY RECALL. GAS LEAK EXISTS IN FUEL SYSTEM SOMEWHERE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER POSTINGS STATING THE SAME FOR THE SAME 2009 CHEVY COBALT LS SEDAN MODEL. HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT CAR FIRE OR EXPLOSION MIGHT OCCUR. WAS GOING TO TAKE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC.

WHILE TEEN DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS A NEAR-MISS ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER (AUTONATION GMC CHEVROLET, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX) TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE POWER STEERING, THEY STATED THAT YES, BUT I HAD ALREADY HAD IT DONE. I HAD NOT RECALLED THAT SERVICE, BUT TURNS OUT I DID TAKE THE CAR IN THREE YEARS AGO FOR A RECALL THAT I DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO INVOLVING A STEERING PART (TURNS OUT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR; THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BACK THEN). I EXPLAINED TO THE FEMALE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I THOUGHT WE HAD ANOTHER BAD POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, THERE WAS NEARLY AN ACCIDENT AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPORT IT TO THE NHTSA. SHE STATED THAT WAS FINE, BUT I WAS NOT GOING TO GET ANOTHER FREE POWER STEERING MOTOR! I WAS SPEECHLESS; I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT GM REPRESENTATIVE ONLY CARED ABOUT A $150 PART - OR THOUGHT THAT I ONLY CARED ABOUT A $150 PART, AND NOT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON HUMAN LIFE. I REPLACED THE PART MYSELF WITH ANOTHER OEM POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT THE ORIGINAL STEERING MOTOR RECALL WAS NOT EFFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY IF THE SAME OEM MOTOR WAS USED. I WOULD RECOMMEND TO GM THAT ANOTHER RECALL BE ISSUED WITH IMPROVED PARTS. UPDATED 12/11/2017*CN

ABOUT THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES WITH IN LESS THAN 30000 MILES. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE CAR. THE PADS WEAR UNEVEN, ONLY THE INTERIOR PAD IS BEING WORN. GM DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE. AND BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS COMPROMISED BY THIS UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKES.

THE MORNING AFTER COMING BACK FROM A TRIP I WENT DOWN TO GET IN MY COLBALT AND FOUND MY LEFT FRONT TIRE FLAT. I GOT MY MANUAL OUT TO READ HOW TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND CHANGED IT. WE NOTICED THE SIZE DIFFERENCE IN THE TIRES RIGHT AWAY, REGULAR TIRE IS P205/55R16 H, THE SPARE IS A T115/70D15 M. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CHEVROLET PUT ON THE CAR. THE MANUAL SAID WE COULD GO NORMAL SPEED. I DROVE A BLOCK TO GET THE TIRE FIXED AND TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK HOME. THE CAR DIPPED HORRIBLE AND DRAGGED WHEN I PULLED BACK INTO MY DRIVE WAY. IT ALSO MADE RUBBING SOUNDS. IT DID NOT FILL SAFE TO DRIVE. WE TOOK THE TIRE IN AND HAD IT FIXED WITHOUT THE CAR, BROUGHT IT HOME AND PUT IT BACK ON CAR. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVROLET SINCE THEN TO SEE IF IT WAS AN ERROR ON THE SPARE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS THE RIGHT SPARE, ALTHOUGH A COUPLE OF THE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO THOUGHT IT WAS BAD TO HAVE A 15 INCH SPARE WITH 16 INCH TIRES. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT WHAT I NEED TO DO IS IF THE FLAT IS ON THE FRONT I'M SUPPOSE TO CHANGE TWO TIRES. THEY TOLD ME TO PUT A BACK TIRE ON THE FRONT AND THE SPARE ON THE BACK, WHICH IS NOT THE DIRECTION IN THE MANUAL. THEY TOLD ME I CAN GO 50 MPH AND GET THE TIRE FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO NOW OUT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THEY WANT ME TO CHANGE TWO TIRES AND HAVE THE BACK OF MY CAR DIP HORRIBLY. I FEEL THIS SPARE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS SMALLER THEN THE TIRES IT IS REPLACING. IT MAKES THE CAR TILT SO YOU CAN'T DRIVE AT SAFE SPEEDS NOT TO SAY THE DAMAGE YOU CAN DO TO YOUR CAR. I LEAVE IN A RURAL AREA AND SOME OF THE ROADS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SHOULDER TO CHANGE ONE SPARE LET ALONE TWO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT HAD TO MERGE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,147.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,428. UPDATED 04/22/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE LIGHT AND MESSAGE HAS NOT COME ON SINCE 2/21/16 UPDATED 05/30/18*JB

GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. GAS DRIPPING ON DRIVER SIDE UNDER REAR DOOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL COBALT'S NOT JUST IN CERTAIN STATES.

NOTICED FRONT END SHAKING. WORST AT SPEEDS 40-50 MPH BUT NOTICEABLE AT ALL SPEEDS. MECHANIC TOLD ME METAL BAND INSIDE THE TIRE IS BROKEN AND TIRE TREAD IS DAMAGED DUE TO IT. MECHANIC WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE UNTIL TIRE IS REPLACED, AND SAID HE WAS SURPRISED IT HAD NOT BLOWN ALREADY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

RECENTLY SMELLED A GAS ODOR. STARTED LOOKING UNDER CAR AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. THE LEAK IS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE REAR SIDE OF THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE FUEL LINES RUN THROUGH A PLASTIC CLIP THAT ATTACHES THE LINES TO THE CHASSIS OF THE CAR. THE RECALL THAT PREVIOUSLY CAME OUT WAS FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NOT THE LINE ITSELF. THE LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE IS RIGHT AT THIS PLASTIC CLIP WHICH IS LESS THAN AN INCH AWAY FROM A PIPE THAT GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE ISSUE THAT SOME HAD POSTED A PICTURE OF IT AND IT IS THE EXACT SAME SPOT AS ON MY VEHICLE. HERE IS A LINK TO ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT SHOWS THE PICTURE: HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T33495_DS573685 I JUST FEEL LIKE A FUEL LEAK THAT IS ABOUT A HALF INCH AWAY FROM A STEAMING HOT PIPE ON NUMEROUS VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL/MAKE/YEAR IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. LAST THING I NEED IS MY CAR CATCHING ON FIRE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND I INSIDE OF IT.

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SMELL OF GAS AND LEAKING FUEL, DISCOVERED A CRACKED FUEL PUMP AND MECHANIC SAID THERE WERE 2 OTHER CHEVY COBALTS ON THE LOT WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. CHECKED WITH RECALLS AND IN 2012 THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CRACKED FUEL PUMPS HOWEVER MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY. THE RECALL WAS A VERY LARGE ONE AND MY CAR DID NOT MAKE THE LIST. I FEEL IF THE RECALL WAS AS LARGE AS IT WAS, THE ISSUE COULD'VE BEEN BIGGER THAN CHEVY WAS WILLING TO ADMIT AT THE TIME. WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED AGAIN.

I STARTED MY CAR AND WENT TO TAKE OFF AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF INCIDENCES WHERE I HAD A PASSENGER AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON TO SERVICE AIRBAG. I'VE READ IN MULTIPLE PLACES WHERE THIS OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED AND THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD FIX THIS.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED. THE ISSUE IS WHEN TURNING ON AN ON-RAMP THAT HAS SHARP TURNING RADIUS THE CAR ABS SYSTEM TURNS ON AND YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY ON A FREEWAY THAT HAS A SWEEPING ON RAMP TO ANOTHER FREEWAY THE ABS STARTS TO BRAKE IN THE TURN. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED IT. *TR

TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT CUT OFF AFTER TURNING.

WHEN I DRIVE THE AIR BAG WARNING GOES ON,AND THE TIRE STRESS GOES ON(WHICH MAKE ME SLOW DOWN WORRIED ! ). I REPLACED THE TIRES COUPLE OF TIMES BUT I STILL GET THOSE WARNING(TIRES STRESS AND AIR BAG). LATELY I ALSO RAN TO PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS WERE THEY SAID I SHOULD REPLACE IT FOR 5700$. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AFTER THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE USED IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE PARKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,885.

THERE WAS A SUDDEN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GAS FUMES COMING ALL THE WAY INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THEY CONFIRMED I HAVE A CRACKED FUEL PUMP MODULE WITH CONSEQUENCES OF FUEL LEAKING AND CAUSING A FIRE AND OR EXPLOSION. THEY EXPLAINED THIS IS A RECALL THRU GM, I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION, RECALL EXT# 09V-419/12190. I HAVE NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT OFFER ME A COURTESY VEHICLE THEY ALSO CANT GET MY CAR REPAIRED IN OVER TWO WEEKS. *TR

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL LEAKING FROM REAR OF CAR. FUEL PUMP MODULE IS LEAKING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH COBALTS BUT MY VIN NUMBER DOESNT FALL INTO ANY KNOWN RECALLS. THEY SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT THE KEY SWITCH I FIXED OUT OF POCKET. *TR

RECEIVED A LETTER IN MARCH 2015 FROM GENERAL MOTORS ADVISING THAT THE CLOCK SPRING COIL WIRES TO THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY BECOME CHAFFED ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE STEERING WHEEL HORN PLATE AND THAT IF THIS DEFECT IS NOT CORRECTED AND THE CHAFED WIRE WAS TO GROUND TO THE HORN PLATE THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE LETTER GOES ON TO ADVISE THAT IF I BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS THE CONDITION DESCRIBED ABOVE IS PRESENT THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR ME AT NO CHARGE. I CALLED TWO DEALERS AND TOLD THEM THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE CONDITION IS PRESENT IN MY VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT UNLESS THE AIR BAG INSTRUMENT INDICATOR LAMP CONTINUOUSLY DISPLAYS A WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAG THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. MY SON, OF THAI DESCENT WHO DOES NOT UNDERSTAND MUCH ENGLISH HAS ADVISED ME THAT HE HAS SEEN THE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE LETTER STATES THAT IF THE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT THAT IS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THIS CONDITION MAY BE PRESENT. SINCE GM IS NOT WILLING TO CONSIDER MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIR SINCE THE LIGHT IS NOT CONTINUOUSLY LIT I CONSIDER THIS LETTER A SAFETY WARNING AND WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IS SUBJECT OF MY COMPLAINT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS LETTER ON THE PART OF GM WILL BE USED TO DEFEAT ANY CLAIM I AM HAVE IF THE AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY. WHAT AM I TO DO, WAIT UNTIL MY SON HAS AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY OR ARE YOU WILING TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED.

WHEN THE CAR IS AT A STABLE SPEED, TYPICALLY BETWEEN 30-45 MPH, AND THE RPMS AROUND 1500, THE CAR WITH JERK FORWARD AND THE RPMS WILL JUMP AND DROP REPEATEDLY UNTIL YOU EITHER ACCELERATE, OR LET OFF THE GAS. THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE THAT OCCURS DURING ALMOST ALL COMMUTES WITH THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY SPEEDOMETER RPM AND GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY I LOST POWER STEERING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT MY SPEED WAS BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INACCURATE. THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION TO BE IN AS I LIVE IN COLORADO AND WE GET SNOW AND ICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGAR SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, THE NECK AND THE BACK WHICH BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT METIONED THAT DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGARS HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 5/18/15 CN UPDATED 10/05/2017*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE ENGINE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE BEFORE EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS BLACK ICE ON THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE WHETHER A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR A YEAR. DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO A LOOSE GAS CAP AND NOTHING MORE. ENGINE STARTED SHAKING WHEN STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS AND THE SERVICE TRACTION AND TRACTION OFF LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD START BLINKING, AND IF THE CAR WAS STOPPED FOR TOO LONG THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF. ONE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CAM SHAFT, WHICH I GOT FIXED AND STILL CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CYLINDERS. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR WHICH ENGINE SHUTTING OFF IF STOPPED LONGER THAN A MINUTE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TWO DOORS UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH TWO DOORS EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON FOR MY PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SPECIFIC CODE IS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. THEY SAID MY PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDS REPLACED.

MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IS CUTTING IN AND OUT AT RANDOM TIME INTERVALS. CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF MY COBALT WAS PART OF THE AFFECTED RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR FOR MY CAR UNDER THAT RECALL. *JS

THE DIC SHOWS THE READING OF EACH TIRE PRESSURE BACKWARDS, FOR EXAMPLE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IS ACTUALLY THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL, AND LEFT FRONT IS ACTUALLY REAR FRONT. ALSO I AM UNABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE LIGHTS TURNS ON BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE IN THE SAME SPEED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CYLINDER NUMBER THREE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,127. UPDATED 7/29/15*CN MA 10/19/2015 MA 10/22/2015 UPDATED 10/18/2017*CN

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, REAR ENDED LADY GOING 50 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. I TRACED THE SMELL TO AN APPARENT LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK WHERE THE LINES FROM THE FUEL FILTER ARE ROUTED OVER THE TOP OF THE TANK. I DISCOVERED THE RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP PLASTIC PART FAILURES IN WARM WEATHER STATES, ALSO 2009 COBALT, BUT, GEORGIA IS NOT LISTED (I'LL TELL YOU IT IS A WARM WEATHER STATE). ALSO, IN REGARDS TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL'S COMPLAINT NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10668977, I DISCOVERED MY TPMS WERE BACKWARDS ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD AN UNEXPECTED FLAT. THE LOW PRESSURE INDICATED BY THE TPMS DIRECTED ME TO THE WRONG TIRE. ONE OF THE TPMS STOPPED WORKING WITHIN DAYS OF DRIVING THE CAR OFF THE LOT. OTHER ISSUES: 1) MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE PLACED A SMALL ITEM LIKE A PHONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNS OFF - SEEMS HYPER SENSITIVE, NOT NEARLY THE WEIGHT OF AN INFANT 2) MY FRONT SPEAKERS DON'T PLAY UNLESS THE WEATHER IS WARM (WIRING HARNESS/CONNECTORS?) *TR

MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT IS PART OF THE RECALL AFFECTING THE IGNITION SYSTEM, I HAVE WAITED FOR MONTHS FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE AND FINALLY RECEIVED A NOTICE STATING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD THE PART. I CONTACTED THEM TO SET UP A DATE TO DROP IT OFF ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. ACCORDING TO GM'S CEO THE PARTS WOULD ALL BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF OCTOBER. I FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING A HUGE RUN AROUND FROM GM IN GETTING THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED AND NEED SOME HELP GETTING THIS FINALLY HANDLED. *TR

GAS TANK LEAKING. *TR

I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY CAR THAT I DID GET FIXED AND AFTER THE FACT MY CAR KEY WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION TWICE AFTER THIS SERVICE WAS COMPLETED.. I REALLY DON'T WANT A CHEVY ANY LONGER.. HAVE HAD TO MAY PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON,AND WHEN PUT ON BRAKE THEY DON'T COME ON. HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND HAD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PUT IN THEN IN A WEEK IT DID IT AGAIN AND ANOTHER SWITCH PUT IN, AND NOW IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT ANOTHER SWITCH ON IT ALREADY. I'M FED UP WITH THIS,THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I NEED GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO. IT COST ME OVER 400.00 AND I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER 400.00 TO PUT IT BACK IN THE GARAGE. PLEASE HELP ,BEFORE SOME THING HAPPENS AND I HOPE NOT MY LIFE. AND HAD TO GO 7 MORE TIMES TO PEP BOYS AND DID FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SOME HOW FIXED IT'S SELF , BUT LIKE I SAID THE PROBLEM IS BACK.

MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WENT OUT HAD IT REPLACED A MONTH LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. NO TWO MONTHS LATER HAD IT IN AGAIN IT NEEDS ENTIRE STEERING RACK $610 FOR GM ' BRAND. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE GM SUEDE THE MAKER OF THE STEERING RACK TO PAY THEIR CUSTOMERS IT IS A PLASTIC GEAR. THE GREATEST THING ABOUT THE CAR IS THE WATER THAT COMES INSIDE DOWN MY AIR BAG WHEN IT RAINS. I'VE TOOK IT IN 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. BESIDES THE RECALLS THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. HEAD LIGHT GOT WATER IN IT. IT NEVER ENDS. *JS

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND IT WAS RAINING ON THE EXPRESSWAY BUT BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE CITY I LIVE IT HAD STOP. I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS TURNING A LEFT ON THE STREET I LIVE ON. I HAD MADE MY TURN AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND AFTER I HAD MADE MY TURN THE CAR WAS STRAIGHT FOR AWHILE THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE CAR ACTED UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE WHEELS OR SOMETHING HAPPEN THAT MADE MY CAR MAKE A SHARP U-TURN GOING IN FRONT OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. MY CAR WENT STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF A CAR AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO STOP SO SHE HIT ME AND WE BOTH WENT ONTO THE ISLAND. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED BUT LUCKILY WE WERE BOTH GOING SLOW THAT NONE OF US WERE HURT BUT OUR CARS WERE IN BAD CONDITIONS. I'M LOOKING AT 3,000 DAMAGE ON MY CAR, AND PROBABLY 4,000 DAMAGE TO HER CAR. I WANT TO SAY IT WAS BC OF THE RAIN, BUT THE ROAD WASN'T WET AND I JUST GOT NEW TIRES AND JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE. I MAINTAIN MY CAR VERY WELL SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THAT WOULD HAPPEN. *TR